Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, and Indonesia issued a joint statement Wednesday evening welcoming Britain's decision to ban imports from Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, according to Israeli media. The countries referred to the communities as 'illegal settlements.'
Tonight (Wednesday), Turkey, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, and Indonesia issued a joint statement welcoming Britain's decision to ban imports from Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria, according to Israeli media reports. The countries characterized the communities as 'illegal settlements' in their statement.
This follows the UK's announcement on Tuesday, Sep 8, at 13:57 Jerusalem, when British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband declared an import ban on goods produced in Judea and Samaria. Eleven other nations — including France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden — joined the UK in announcing similar restrictions. The thread of developments began in June, when six countries (UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, Norway) imposed sanctions on organizations and an individual they accused of enabling violence by residents of Judea and Samaria. In July, Qatar welcomed import bans by Belgium and the Netherlands. In August, the same eight countries now issuing tonight's statement jointly condemned Israeli activity in Judea and Samaria and called on the UN Security Council to act, as The Zioneer reported.
As The Zioneer has reported in earlier coverage, the Muslim-majority states involved in tonight's statement have consistently opposed Israeli policy in Judea and Samaria. Pakistan, the UAE, Qatar, Jordan, and Indonesia joined the statement for the first time since the UK's ban, aligning with their previous collective position.
No official Israeli response has been reported, and the full scope and implementation timeline of the UK import ban remain unclear.
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